You guessed it, another great and glorious day here in Wenchi!\u00a0 I seem to have a perpetual smile on my face and I am pinching myself that I actually get to be here and do this.\u00a0 It isn’t because anything here is even close to perfection.\u00a0 But the clutter is missing and that is so refreshing.\u00a0 Life is simple.\u00a0 We don’t have 10 choices of soda, we have one.\u00a0 We don’t have numerous restaurants to choose from, we have none.\u00a0 What I am saying is that life isn’t about having stuff and an overload of choices.<\/p>\n
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Morning staff devotions was about how Jesus washed His disciples feet and if He, the son of God, could do it, so should we.\u00a0 Serving each other, serving the least of these, serving the forgotten, serving period!\u00a0 Frequently the leader of the devotions says, “What do you want to ask God to do for you?”\u00a0 When we go to pray as a group, I am sure there are any number of requests (I wouldn’t know for sure because I don’t understand Twi), but I do know that I find myself asking God to do “the more” for those who I might encounter in the day.<\/p>\n
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I spent the morning in the operating theatre (operating room).\u00a0 I was able to ask questions of the anesthetist and the other staff regarding surgery and working in Ghana.\u00a0 It was interesting to observe the surgeon at work and to see the level of equipment and technology that they have.\u00a0 There were lesser standards by our book but clearly they\u00a0maintain sterile field and technique.\u00a0 It was a great experience to see the dynamics between the surgeon and the rest of the staff.\u00a0 There is a lot of respect within the team.<\/p>\n
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The emergency department was a blast this afternoon!\u00a0 I ordered a flat film x-ray on a patient and assessed a trauma patient who had been hit by thrown rocks (not sure how that happened but it did!).\u00a0 It was great to be able to put into practice all that I have studied for and worked for over the past almost 20 years.\u00a0 And I have never put in so many paediatric IVs in my life as I have in the last couple of days.\u00a0 It is good to know that I can do these very difficult skills, especially when the child is screaming and dehydrated.\u00a0 For anyone who works with kids, you know what I mean.\u00a0 It isn’t easy to hit a moving target but I am batting 100% here.<\/p>\n
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For the record, in the ED today we had diagnosed TB, a three person motor vehicle crash, abdominal pain (multiple), a stroke patient, multiple malarias, and other issues.\u00a0 So many kids!\u00a0 Some very healthy coming in with mom or dad and some very sick.\u00a0 There were twins today, one sick and one well, they were very cute!<\/p>\n
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Finally, I am beginning to share with staff some of the medical supplies that I brought.\u00a0 I had one whole bag full to give to the hospital.\u00a0 It is a joy for me to be able to share with staff some of what they so definitely need and can use to care for the patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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